Ontario reports 700+ new COVID-19 cases; rolling weekly average continues to fall
Ontario reported 715 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 6 additional deaths, as the province’s known active caseload remained almost the same from Saturday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 709, down from 719 yesterday and 732 more than two weeks ago.
U.S. lawmakers push Biden to lift Canadian travel restrictions
WASHINGTON — Four U.S. senators on Friday asked U.S. President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that have barred travel by Canadians across the northern U.S. border since March 2020.
Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Jon Tester of Montana and independent Angus King of Maine asked Biden to allow Canadians vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel to the United States before October. The border state senators said in a letter the restrictions have led to “economic and emotional strain in our communities.”
